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Each week, FDNY subject matter experts from the Department's Center for Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness (CTDP) offer subscribers insight and analysis of current events and perspective on health issues, public safety and emergency response from across the globe.

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July 19, 2018

Flash Flooding Causes Evacuation in Grand Canyon

Heavy rains last week funneled into the Havasupai Falls area of the Grand Canyon, forcing tourists to seek high ground as rivers swelled. As the campground is ten miles from roads, the evacuation of 200 people was problematic. Tribal members, who run the reservation, shuttled stranded tourists with ATVs to a community building while they […]

July 12, 2018

Apps Used to Target Phones

Custom-built apps were available in Google Store that were designed to target Israeli military members’ phones was successfully identified and removed in “Operation Broken Heart” by Israeli intelligence. The nefarious apps included Golden Cup, referring to the World Cup, and Wink Chat and Glance Love applications. Once downloaded onto a phone, the device could be […]

July 5, 2018

Texas TV Station Threat Derailed

A Texas man was arrested in North Carolina for violent threats against a local television station in Bryan, Texas. According to a federal indictment, the suspect made several threats over the phone, triggering interstate communications threat charges. His tirades and violence are nothing new, as he was arrested in 2008 for throwing a cinder block […]


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